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J.P. Turner Named “2012 Top 50 Independent Broker-Dealers” by Financial Advisor Magazine
Independent brokerage and investment banking firm J.P. Turner was named one of the top 50 independent broker-dealers by Financial Advisor Magazine. - May 08, 2012 - J.P. Turner & Company, LLC
Greenbird Financial Counts Research Investment Service as Addition to Its Service Offerings
Greenbird Financial, a financial and commodity Brokerage Company, recently announced the inclusion of its Research Investment Package as additional trading service to its list of offerings. - May 02, 2012 - Greenbird Financial
Financial Advisor Kira Robinson-Kates Earns Leader's Recognition
Ms. Robinson-Kates has earned the prestigious Leader's recognition for New England Financial. Based in the Baystate Financial Services headquarters, Kira has been recognized as an industry leader. - May 02, 2012 - Baystate Financial Services
J.P. Turner Promotes Daniel Forbes to Area Vice President
Daniel Forbes was recently promoted to Area Vice President for J.P. Turner and will assist in supervising J.P. Turner’s national network of independent offices. - May 02, 2012 - J.P. Turner & Company, LLC
Master Life Invest Expands with Senior Business Leader Focusing on Key Investment Products
Master Life Invest (Tokyo), independent investment management firm based in Tokyo, announces Ms. Janine Armen as Senior Client Relations Manager and Product Director for the Alternative Investment team. - April 24, 2012 - Master Life Invest
Financial Planning Association Elects Registered Investment Advisor Thomas W. Balcom as 2012 Chairman
1650 Wealth Management, a fee-only, Registered Investment Advisor firm with locations in Boca Raton and Miami, Florida, is pleased to announce that Founder, Thomas W. Balcom, CFP®, CAIA, MBA, has been elected as 2012 Chairman of the Financial Planning Association of Greater Fort Lauderdale. - April 23, 2012 - 1650 Wealth Management
Cultivation Capital Makes First Investments
Cultivation Capital announces its first three investments into early stage technology ventures in St. Louis. The portfolio investments include a $250,000 investment into JBara Software and a $250,000 investment into LockerDome. In addition, the fund strengthens its access to local entrepreneurs... - April 22, 2012 - Cultivation Capital
Agcapita Farmland Investment Partners - Saskatchewan Farmland Values Increase 21.7% in 2011
According to the recently released report on farmland values issued by Farmland Credit Canada, "In the second half of 2011, farmland values in Saskatchewan increased an average of 10.1%, the highest average increase across Canada. This followed gains of 11.6% and 2.7% in the previous two... - April 19, 2012 - Agcapita Partners LP
New Missouri Technology VC Fund Led by Missouri Entrepreneurs
Cultivation Capital is a new early-stage venture capital firm investing in early stage technology companies in Missouri. The Cultivation Capital team is led by experienced entrepreneurs Brian Matthews, Peter Esparrago, Jim McKelvey and Rick Holton, Jr., who have a combined track record of more than 25 companies started, over $200 million raised and multiple exits. The firm was holding its first investment committee meeting on April 17, and will announce its first investments soon. - April 18, 2012 - Cultivation Capital
Jeremy Kees Joins Patriot Asset Advisors
Jeremy Kees, formerly of Edward Jones in Granville, Ohio, has joined the wealth management firm Patriot Asset Advisors. Kees will be working in the firm’s Easton office along with Jonathan Taylor and Allen Stocker, founder of Patriot Asset Advisors. “Jeremy has successfully built an... - April 13, 2012 - J.P. Turner & Company, LLC
Agcapita Farmland Fund III is Pleased to Announce Its Fourth Closing. Agcapita Farmland Fund III Was Opened to Investors in October 2011 with a $20 Million Offering.
Agcapita Farmland Fund III is pleased to announce its fourth closing. Agcapita Farmland Fund III was opened to investors in October 2011 with a $20 million offering. Agcapita Fund III is the only farmland investment fund eligible for Registered Retirement Savings Plans... - April 13, 2012 - Agcapita Partners LP
Place Trade Financial Welcomes Cheng Chen
Sarah M. Place, President & CEO of Place Trade Financial, Inc., (Member FINRA, SIPC), (www.placetrade.com), a global full service financial services and online trading firm, announced that Cheng Chen has joined the firm in the North Raleigh branch office. In this position, Cheng Chen will serve... - April 10, 2012 - Place Trade Financial
Special Report Reveals "How to Stop Foreclosure in Its Tracks"
Juliano Ramos • Real Estate Investments, a local real estate investment firm, has just published a new Special Report called, "How to Stop Foreclosure in Its Tracks." According to Mr. Juliano R. Ramos, Principal at JRREI, “…even in good markets, (the) average time a... - April 10, 2012 - Juliano Ramos • Real Estate Investments
Campaign2Grow Makes Its Atlanta Debut
Ribbon Cutting and Launch Party for the Campaign2Grow on April 18, 2012 from 5 - 7 p.m. Come network, create meaningful relationships and learn about the campaign. Core Values of the campaign are "with tenacity we believe, serve, lead, educate and transform ourselves, our families, our communities and each other." - April 07, 2012 - Charitable Connections, INc.
Belize StrategemFX Tested to US Safety, Security Standard
55-page Independent Audit by Bain Markets Finds Provider Meeting or Exceeding the US NFA Standard - April 07, 2012 - Bain Markets
Protect Your Identity with Free and Secure Document Shredding Hosted by Triumph Capital
Triumph Capital offers free and secure document disposal to the local community on Saturday, April 28. - April 07, 2012 - J.P. Turner & Company, LLC
Protect Your Identity with Free and Secure Document Shredding Hosted by Platinum Wealth Strategies
Platinum Wealth Strategies offers free and secure document disposal to the local community on Saturday, April 28. - April 05, 2012 - J.P. Turner & Company, LLC
Local Financial Expert Launches in Indianapolis and Gives Away "The Retirement Miracle"
Financial specialist Tim Porter is giving away “The Retirement Miracle,” recently released by best-selling author Patrick Kelly. In celebration of launching in Indianapolis and debuting www.MeridianMoney.com, Porter is offering the free, no-obligation copy of Kelly’s book to central Indiana residents. - April 02, 2012 - MeridianMoney.com
Jumpstart Equity Partners to Invest with Emerging Real Estate Fund Managers
Jumpstart Equity Partners, a subsidiary of Los Angeles based investment company Jumpstart Capital, LLC., today announced the launch of a new initiative targeting direct co-investment opportunities alongside emerging real estate fund managers. - April 02, 2012 - Jumpstart Equity Partners
American Investment Consortium Launches for Mongolia
The Embassy of Mongolia in Washington, DC this week hosted the inaugural gathering of the Mongolian-American Investment Consortium (MAIC), whose goal is to leverage Western experience and capital to develop high potential business opportunities in Mongolia. - March 31, 2012 - Mongolian-American Investment Consortium
Greenbird Financial Plans to Offer Direct and Electronic Commodity Trading in Brazil and Mexico
Greenbird Financial, a globally known commodity futures and Options Company is set release its new service offering via direct and electronic commodity trading with at least four futures contracts in the markets of Brazil and Mexico. Brazil and Mexico are known for its attractive and profitable markets for Latin American investors. - March 29, 2012 - Greenbird Financial
83 Launches: 83 | La Femme Powered by Buy Me A Drink App
Singapore’s Girls Night Out scene has just been redefined by a different type of party series Launching April 3rd at 83 Club Street. - March 28, 2012 - WAAVE Holdings Pte Ltd
Allegis Capital Bob Ackerman: the iPhone Before the Real iPhone
Bob Ackerman of Allegis Capital (www.allegiscapital.com) addresses the development of the iPhone before Apple's iPhone. - March 27, 2012 - Allegis Capital
New Crowdfunding Website Gives Away Stock
A new crowdfunding website dedicated to helping the terminally ill is giving away its stock to the first 10,000 subscribers. - March 26, 2012 - Conzortia Business Funding, Inc.
Crowdfunding Website Gets Senate Approval
At long last, Crowdfunding website Conzortia.com celebrates Senate approval. - March 26, 2012 - Conzortia Business Funding, Inc.
J.P. Turner Welcomes Brian Propes as Senior Vice President, Supervisory and Best Practices Officer
J.P. Turner & Company, LLC recently appointed Brian Propes to lead the Supervision Department. Brian will serve as Senior Vice President, Supervisory and Best Practices Officer. He comes to the firm with more than 25 years of experience in the financial services industry, including senior... - March 23, 2012 - J.P. Turner & Company, LLC
eToro OpenBook Winner of the 2011 Superior Trading And Resource (STAR) Award
eToro OpenBook innovation recognized for bringing social trading to the next level. - March 20, 2012 - eToro Group Ltd.
Greenbird Financial Predicts Asia Commodity Futures to Outshine Equities in Q2
Greenbird Financial is optimistic that for the next two years, from 2012 to 2013, Asia’s commodity futures will outperform equities. - March 18, 2012 - Greenbird Financial
Greenbird Financial to Launch Market Text Alert Service
In line with the firm’s market information drive to help both new and experienced traders and investors get to the top of the competition in the commodity futures and brokerage industry, Greenbird Financial is set to launch a new service offering focused on information services via market text alert service. - March 16, 2012 - Greenbird Financial
Director of Events and Outreach Joins the Wasabi Ventures Team
Wasabi Ventures hires Director of Events and Outreach, Kendall D. Ryan, to run WV Events. - March 15, 2012 - Wasabi Ventures, LLC.
Barron’s Awards 4 Stars to Raleigh’s Own Place Trade in "Best Online Brokers" Special Report
Barron’s Magazine awarded Place Trade an overall 4 Star rating and named the firm to its 2012 list of Top Online Trading Firms. Barron's 17th annual ranking of online brokers was featured in the March 12, 2012 issue in a Special Report entitled Barron’s Best Online Brokers – Cut the Cord. - March 15, 2012 - Place Trade Financial
Erado Seeking 70+ in Customer and Technical Support
Erado announces they are looking to fill positions in Customer and Technical Support immediately. - March 15, 2012 - Erado
Greenbird Financial Reveals Promotion from Its Rank for Australian Team
Greenbird Financial revealed today that it has recently appointed and promoted one of its Senior Trading and Sales advisors to a new managerial position. - March 15, 2012 - Greenbird Financial
Clark Kendall Honored for Extraordinary Efforts with Leadership Award from Olney Boys & Girls Club
Clark Kendall honored by a select committee of the Olney Boys and Girls Club for his leadership in guiding the club's capital campaign. - March 14, 2012 - Kendall Capital
Agcapita Farmland Fund III is Pleased to Announce Its Third Closing. Agcapita III is the Only Farmland Investment Fund Eligible for RRSPs.
Agcapita Farmland Fund III is pleased to announce its third closing. Agcapita Farmland Fund III was opened to investors in October 2011 with a $20 million offering. Agcapita Fund III is the only Canadian farmland investment fund eligible for Registered Retirement Savings Plans (“RRSP”) and has a low minimum investment of $5,000. - March 12, 2012 - Agcapita Partners LP
Place Trade Financial Welcomes Danielle Musselwhite
In this position, Ms. Musselwhite will serve as a marketing assistant and work closely with Financial Advisors, oversee client service issues and handle special projects for senior management while participating in Place Trade’s internship program. - March 08, 2012 - Place Trade Financial
CitrinGroup Introduces New Senior Level Partner
CitrinGroup is pleased to present James Collins as a new senior level partner, assuming the role of Managing Director. Jim comes with a wealth of experience and has developed his client-centric perspective from his time at Schwab Advisor Services, LPL, Morgan Stanley, and UBS. His focus will be... - March 07, 2012 - CitrinGroup
Denko Group Highlights Mid-East Equity Interest Short Term
Denko Group equity markets analysts identified a more than one year high in the Dubai Financial Market (DFM) following a rally spurred by a positive global outlook, higher oil prices and a fresh funding of liquidity by the European Central Bank. - March 02, 2012 - Denko Group
Invest in Memphis Joins OwnAmerica "Investor Center" Assists Residential Real Estate Investors
Ryan Tucker of Enterprise Realtors earns the OwnAmerica Investment Certification and joins the OwnAmerica Network, a national affiliation of real estate investment specialists. This move allows Ryan Tucker to offer analysis tools, tutorials and a video training series to clients during one of the... - February 25, 2012 - Invest in Memphis
New Feature Launched on eToro OpenBook – The Guru Finder
As more and more eToro traders find success thanks to the OpenBook social trading network and its CopyTrader function, eToro introduces a new feature to help traders find the best traders to copy - February 25, 2012 - eToro Group Ltd.
eToro Awarded Best Social Trading Platform by FX Empire
eToro, the world's largest investment network, announced today that the leading website for Forex financial analysis and information, FX Empire, has awarded eToro as The Best Social Trading Platform. The committee of FX Empire, comprised of journalists, analysts and traders decided in favour of... - February 24, 2012 - eToro Group Ltd.
Another Eleven Onboard with Erado Social Media Compliance
Erado the nation's lead service in SaaS based archiving of electronic communications, formally announces its exclusive agreement to provide social media compliance services to 11 new broker-dealers. - February 17, 2012 - Erado
Forum Receives Encouraging Drill Results on Inuit Owned Lands Nearby the Kiggavik Deposits-North Thelon Project, Nunavut
Forum Uranium Corp. is providing drill results on Inuit-owned lands held under an exploration agreement with Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. (NTI) on Forum's district-scale North Thelon project adjoining Areva Resources Canada's Kiggavik uranium deposit. Forum drilled nine holes totalling 2,036 metres on... - February 17, 2012 - Forum Uranium
Baker Stearns Capital’s Gold Leverage Fund Shows Record Growth
With a posted annual gain of almost 46.8 percent, Baker Stearns’ Gold Leverage Fund records another exceptional year of increased returns and award winning client satisfaction worldwide. - February 16, 2012 - Baker Stearns Capital
Place Trade Launches New Website
Place Trade Financial is excited to announce the launch of their new website. The user-friendly site opens a world of opportunities for both domestic and international investors online. - February 11, 2012 - Place Trade Financial
M Financial Group Selects Erado for Social Media Activity Oversight and Compliance
Erado, the nation's leading compliance and archiving firm in electronic communication, today announced an exclusive multi-year agreement to provide social media compliance services to M Holdings Securities, Inc. (“M Securities”), the exclusive broker-dealer of M Financial Group... - February 11, 2012 - Erado
eToro Wins “Goldener Bulle” Award in Germany
Online social trading platform runner-up in the category “New Ways 2012.” - February 10, 2012 - eToro Group Ltd.
Wasabi Ventures Launches VentureX New England: One Day Pitch Competition
VentureX New England, was a one day pitch competition held in Manchester, NH. The event offered a $30,000 grand prize to the winning startup from Wasabi Ventures. - February 09, 2012 - Wasabi Ventures, LLC.
Buy Me A Drink App Announces New Alliances in Nightlife and Climbs the iTunes App Store Charts for Social Networking
Wantickets.com and Big Management in NYC are now helping Buy Me A Drink App users discover new music and events nearby. While the new Nightlife Socializing App peaks on iTunes App Store Chats in the US at number 89 for Social Networking and is Featured on Apple's What's Hot List. - February 07, 2012 - WAAVE Holdings Pte Ltd
eToro Blog Expands Social Trading Coverage with “Social Research” and “Market Trends” Columns
Having seen its weekly social trading round-up posts rise in popularity, the eToro Blog decides to delve deeper into the mysteries of social trading with two new regularly updated columns. - February 07, 2012 - eToro Group Ltd.